CONSERVATIVE
New Forest East

FOREIGN AFFAIRS – SUDAN - 03 September 2024

FOREIGN AFFAIRS – SUDAN - 03 September 2024

Sir Julian Lewis: I commend the Minister on having made her visit so promptly. The conflicts in Ukraine and the middle east get coverage on the news night after night. It seems to me that this conflict ought similarly to constantly feature in our media. Why is that not happening? Is it purely because of the denial of journalistic access?

[The Minister for Development (Anneliese Dodds): I am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his question, which I have thought about a lot. How can we elevate this crisis? One fears that people will look back and ask why more was not done about it, given the huge humanitarian toll – there is the biggest displacement crisis in the world, and the famine – which the UK Government recognise. Some very committed journalists are covering it, and I praise their actions. I hope that there can be additional coverage and greater international awareness. That is important for the UN and other multilateral organisations as well. This Government will do all we can to raise the profile of this crisis within those bodies.]